For a long time, I never wanted to be too "Godly".
I was always afraid that people wouldn't be able to relate to me.
I was afraid that people would say "I had changed" and everyone and everything that I was comfortable with would suddenly become unfamiliar.
I didn't realize that "Change" is good when it is for the better. If I didn't change then that meant I wasn't allowing God to do what he needed to do in me.
I also didn't realize that my attempt to keep one foot in the world, and one foot in the word was actually withholding me from God promises, and his call on my life.
It was time for change.... It was needed.
AND.....Only God can bring change.
It took me a long time to understand that being called out, and called seperate is far from being a bad thing. Sometimes, God will pull us to the side, not to punish but to prepare. Often, we hold on to people, places and things that God is trying to remove. Chasing after any of these usually means that you are running away from your destiny, instead of towards it. It isn't that we are to "good" or to "holy" for these people or situations. It is simply that God wants us to know that in order to get different results we must also operate differently.
If God is calling you to fly..FLY! Don't stay on the ground because that is where everyone else is. The fact of the matter is this: Most people will not encourage you to fly if they are not flying/attempting to fly themselves. If you only surround yourself with people of the world it is very likely that you will conform to their standards instead of them conforming to yours. Yes, we are supposed to meet people where they are at and show them the love of Christ, BUT we are not called to stay there and abandon our destiny. We MUST trust that even if we are not Intended to be in the "popular" crowd we will be used exactly how and where HE wants us to be.
